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<p><b>DEADLINE EXTENSION</b></p>
<p>**Apologies for cross-posting** </p>
<p>We are happy to announce that the deadline for
submissions has been extended until <u><b>July 11</b></u>.<br>
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<p><b>CALL FOR PAPERS</b><br>
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The <b>full-day virtual</b> workshop:<br>
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<b>Robot Behavior Adaptation to Human Social Norms (TSAR)</b><br>
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In conjunction with the <b>30th IEEE International
Conference on Robot and</b><b> Human Interactive
Communication (RO-MAN) - August 12, 2021</b><br>
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Webpage: <a href="https://tsar2021.ai.vub.ac.be">https://tsar2021.ai.vub.ac.be</a></p>
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<p><b>I. Aim and Scope</b></p>
<p>A key factor for the acceptance of robots as regular
partners in human-centered environments is the
appropriateness and predictability of their behavior. The
behavior of human-human interactions is governed by
customary rules that define how people should behave in
different situations, thereby governing their
expectations. Socially compliant behavior is usually
rewarded by group acceptance, while non-compliant behavior
might have consequences including isolation from a social
group. Making robots able to understand human social norms
allows for improving the naturalness and effectiveness of
human-robot interaction and collaboration. Since social
norms can differ greatly between different cultures and
social groups, it is essential that robots are able to
learn and adapt their behavior based on feedback and
observations from the environment.<br>
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This workshop aims to attract the latest research studies
and expertise in human-robot interaction and collaboration
at the intersection of rapidly growing communities,
including social and cognitive robotics, machine learning,
and artificial intelligence, to present novel approaches
aiming at learning, producing, and evaluating human-aware
robot behavior. Furthermore, it will provide a venue to
discuss the limitations of the current approaches and
future directions towards creating intelligent human-aware
robot behaviors.<br>
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<b>II. Keynote Speakers and Panelists</b><br>
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<li><b>Brian Scassellati</b> – Yale University – USA</li>
<li><b>Greg Trafton</b> – Naval Research Laboratory – USA</li>
<li><b>Ana Paiva</b> – University of Lisbon – Portugal</li>
<li><b>Matthias Scheutz</b> – Tufts University – USA</li>
<li><b>Amit Kumar Pandey</b> – Hanson Robotics – Hong Kong</li>
<li><b>Kerstin Dautenhahn</b> – University of Waterloo –
Canada<br>
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<p><b>III. Submission</b><br>
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<li>For paper submission, use the following EasyChair web
link: <a
href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=tsar2021">Paper
Submission</a>.</li>
<li>Use the RO-MAN 2021 format: <a
href="https://ro-man2021.org/full-papers/">RO-MAN
Papers Templates</a>.</li>
<li>Submitted papers should be 4-6 pages for regular
papers and 2 pages for position papers.<br>
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<p> The primary list of topics covers the following
points (but not limited to):</p>
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<li>Human-human vs human-robot social norms</li>
<li>Influence of cultural and social background on robot
behavior perception</li>
<li>Learning of socially accepted behavior</li>
<li>Behavior adaptation based on social feedback</li>
<li>Transfer learning of social norms experience</li>
<li>The role of robot appearance on applied social norms</li>
<li>Perception of socially normative robot behavior</li>
<li>Human-aware collaboration and navigation</li>
<li>Social norms and trust in human-robot interaction</li>
<li>Representation and modeling techniques for social
norms</li>
<li>Metrics and evaluation criteria for socially compliant
robot behavior<br>
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<p><b>IV. Important Dates</b><br>
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<li>Paper submission: <b><strike>June 30, 2021</strike> <font
color="red">July 11, 2021</font> (AoE)</b><span
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<li>Notification of acceptance: <b>July 28, 2021 (AoE)</b></li>
<li>Workshop: <b>August 12, 2021</b><br>
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<b>V. Organizers</b><br>
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<li><b>Oliver Roesler</b> – Vrije Universiteit Brussel –
Belgium</li>
<li><b>Elahe Bagheri</b> – Vrije Universiteit Brussel –
Belgium</li>
<li><b>Amir Aly</b> – University of Plymouth – UK</li>
<li><b>Silvia Rossi</b> – University of Naples Federico II
– Italy</li>
<li><b>Rachid Alami</b> – CNRS-LAAS – France</li>
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